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France makes abortion a constitutional right (www.bbc.com)

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[-] naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca 78 points 7 months ago

The US could've done the same, and yet...

[-] clgoh@lemmy.ca 31 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

How? No way 75% of the states would agree.

An amendment may be proposed by a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress, or, if two-thirds of the States request one, by a convention called for that purpose. The amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths of the State legislatures, or three-fourths of conventions called in each State for ratification.

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 42 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

How? No way 75% of the states would agree.

By electing sane politicians and not a bunch of weak populists who bend for the loudest rightwingnuts...

[-] ShadowRam@kbin.social 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yeah, that isn't going to work, because either

!>25% of your population doesn't believe women have that right

or

Your countries existing laws give too much voting power to a minority

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